“Among the debuts are Running Wild, a Sharon Stone-led horse drama in which a young widow seeks to save her floundering business and heal her broken heart by launching a convict rehabilitation program, and The Good Breast, a poignant documentary about the grueling battle of breast cancer.“

About The Good Breast…

Four women and their surgeon share their diverse and emotional journeys as they face the challenges of breast cancer. Their experiences reveal how the breast is far more than just an organ, but contains within it all the history, suffering, and power of female identity.

(USA/Italy) World Premiere, 95 min.

Reviews

“The Good Breast… takes viewers behind the scenes of America’s cultural obsession with breast cancer, one that is fueled by hype and the perpetual promise of cure. We meet real people, patients and physicians alike, as they confront tough decisions about how best to deal with a potentially life-threatening disease and its impact on their lives.”

“The Good Breast takes an unflinching look at the experiences of women learning to live with a breast cancer diagnosis. The filmmakers had extraordinary access to the women, their families, and the doctors that treated them. TGB was shot with great sensitivity, but never “sugar coats.” The disease’s effects go far beyond the physical body. It effects social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of life. Patients battle cancer on each dimension. For some the breast cancer journey leads to tragedy; for others it leads to triumph. But for all who view this film it will lead to enlightenment.”

Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD Chair and Professor – Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

“This is a rare insight into the rising rates of contra-lateral mastectomies in the US. The film gives an insight into these reasons which are normally hard to classify.”

Robert A. Aronowitz, M. D. Department Chair — University of Pennsylvania, Department of History and Sociology of Science

“I really liked how one did not know where the stories were going just like in real medical practice. I cannot remember breast cancer documentaries where women switch doctors and have procedures that fail. Plus men leaving. Plus women believing in miracles and watching how their skeptical doctors deal with this. To the degree that one can document these, The Good Breast is much more real than others. Schnaper keeps our attention because you do not know what she will say. Of course, her passion and commitment to her patients shines through.”

Barron Lerner, M. D., Professor of Medicine and Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, New York University

“The Good Breast is essential viewing for anyone who has had breast cancer, who knows someone with breast cancer, or who has lost someone to breast cancer. No other film that I know of has reached so deeply into the lives of the women struggling with this disease, and shown their fight with such honesty, empathy, and love.”

Marc Shmuger, Former Universal Pictures Chairman, Current Head of EuropaCorp

Bernadette has also produced and directed the documentaries Made Over in America (55 min Icarusfilms, 2008) and co-directed See You Soon Again (65 min The Cinema Guild, 2012), which was theatrically released in Austria and aired on PBS and on Austrian and German national television in 2013. She is also a programmer for the Austrian Human Rights Film Festival thishumanworld.

About BFF

BFF, co-founded by Geena Davis, is a one of a kind annual event which champions women and diversity in all aspects of entertainment media. The festival will feature approximately 34 films in competition including 16 documentaries and 18 narratives and expands its platform with the addition of a short film competition.